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one profession that does need better gatekeeping is people who write or translate subtitles. brother that is not what was said.
#they're going for the fastest + cheapest they can get because the people making the choice care about money not quality#simul-dubs are even worse because the translators get burned out quickly and don't have time to re-check or even edit#translation is a skill and an art but companies don't want to actually pay for it because 'it's just copying what was said'#also translators end up between a rock and a hard place#if they translate literally it can be jarring or make no sense#if they adjust for culture/tone/character/etc they get accused of censoring#either way they risk getting harassed (or worse) for pennies and their employment is at risk#also i've seen (non-commercial) translation jobs and looked into them and the pay is hilariously bad#but also something companies will hire anyone off the street for if they loosely qualify#because the turnover is so high they need the constant source of new bodies#and they pay horribly so people you'd want doing translations work for someone else or go into a different career that pays a living wage#and now companies are choosing to save even more money by using glorified google translate instead of people#but as much as i roll my eyes at “[speaking foreign language]” the problem isn't with translators#it's companies cheaping out and prioritizes exec bonuses because proper translating costs money and takes time#(plus involves pesky little things like labour laws)#and it's the company that approved those subtitles to begin with because they don't care about quality or accuracy or the viewing experienc#pretty sure many wouldn't even bother with subtitles at all if it wasn't legally required for them to include them
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I mean you might accuse me of indulging my mace fetish but I do think that giving police clubs is better than high tech equivalents, like it's terrible optics to see police bashing the shit out of people but that's a good thing, you want it to look bad on camera, not some clinical electrostim gadget that they use as a routine torture device.
at least if the police have clubs they have to break a sweat chasing you, they can't take your eye out from a block away like rubber bullets can.
#it's all about optics since they know it wouldn't look good and fewer cops would get involved#much like how lethal injections are torture to the person being killed but 'going to sleep' to witnesses#people are less likely to do/support something if the violence takes work or is visible
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"We don't want our politicians and military officials to be held accountable for war crimes! :("
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Jean-Bernard Restout (1732-1797)
"Young Woman with a Guitar" (1768)
Oil on canvas
Located in the Museum of Fine arts, Houston, Texas, United States
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for several weeks now this tweet has been causing wars on twitter
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#and the people who threaten violence/murder if *their* free speech is violated#(which it isn't and consequences =/= government censorship)#mysteriously vanish if the people who are having their freedoms violated are people/people with views they don't like
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nearly 300 people were arrested in nyc last night
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Is it weird that I want the holding cell flat? I wanna put my friends in there and give them puzzles to solve to be let out 🥰🫶
#would also work if you have someone over and you have a dog to keep them out of the way#though putting your computer/work station in there would be funny#especially if you do video calls#but there's so many things you could do with a proper holding cell#and of course there's the obvious kink thing#not sure if i would suffer an open floor plan for a holding cell#but it's better than an open floor plan without one
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As protests start ramping up and violence escalates please remember:
DO NOT PUT MILK IN YOUR EYES FOR PEPPER SPRAY OR TEAR GAS.
It can and will cause infection due to bacteria. Flush with water, distilled if possible, and never EVER wear contact lenses to protests where there may be police retaliation.
Please reblog. It may save someone's sight.
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I rly hate the Satanic Panic & the moral panic surrounding violence in video games in the 90s, coz it's now impossible to talk about the social implications of violent video games in a realistic sense.
No, violence in video games does not create serial killers in the way most people imagine it would.
However, it's very important to notice how after 9/11, a lot of violent video games pivoted their content from silly gratuitous cartoon gore to more realistic military shooters set in the Levant from a US American lens. It's also important to notice the connection of these games & their toxic online multi-player voice chats to Gamer Gate in 2014.
It's obviously not as black & white as it was presented in the 80s & 90s, I dont think everyone who played early Call of Duty games is a white supremacist who wants to join the military to kill people in the middle east, but I think it's dangerous to pretend like video games or any media can't have an impact on the way people think about violence.
I think what makes all the difference here is how that violence is portrayed, what the message behind it is, what the motives are behind the people who crafted that message, who the victims of that violence are, how they are portrayed & the greater cultural context that surrounds it.
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I hate hate hate hate how dog friendly everything is in the city now. Barring medical necessity, there is no reason to bring your dog to a restaurant, there is no reason to bring your dog to the grocery store, there is no reason to bring your dog to the nail salon. Dogs do not need to go everywhere you go why am I being forced to be around dogs all the time
#also the assumption that bringing your dog to someone's house is fine without asking#that is wrong and dangerous on so many levels#worst part is instead of focusing on real issues#e.g. lack of enclosed greenspace in a city for dogs or housing issue#(some places are better than others--my province doesn't force landlords to accept pets)#(so over 95% of rentals ban pets and ones that don't have multi-year long waitlists)#they focus on other things like dogs in all stores or being offleash in sensitive wildlife areas#like my city has learned the hard way to never attempt to consider leash bylaws#the idea of being told to leash your dog by nesting sea birds brought out a lot of toxic people#but lack of inner city space for dogs or housing gets nary a peep#but you are the asshole if you don't want sogs everywhere and don't laugh and smile at rando dogs jumping on you#also... a lot of dogs clearly would prefer to be snoozing at home if you know dog body language#it's not that dogs get separation anxiety when away from a person#it's that humans get separation anxiety away from their dog#they just don't realize it and get weirdly defensive if anyone says they have to leave their dog outside/at home
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